Adam Savage Meets Master Chief's Spartan Armor From Halo!
Behold, the Master Chief! We check out a few of the costumes that FBFX adapted from the Halo games for the live action series. Adam chats with Project Manager Alex Dawes to learn how FBFX worked in collaboration with 343 Industries and executive producer Kiki Wolfkill to create the Master Chief and Spartan armors to fit actors and look as awesome as they do in-game. We also examine the intricate electronics systems FBFX designer Simon Lawrence engineers into each helmet--which Adam gets to try on!
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My sister play's Makee in the TV show. The sets are amazing
To hear from the TV series hurts me to my soul.
fucking tragedy that their work had to be used on that abomination of a tv show
Would have been nice if paramount + wasn’t us exclusive… But hey if they want people to pirate stuff they otherwise would never be able to see then that’s their problem.
Imagine if they put this much effort onto the writing and plot as they did the armour.
If only the people actually writing and making the show cared this much about quality.
Amen amen amen
just stop being a crybaby.
Facts. The show is hot garbage
💯
Agreed, Imagine if they did half as good a job as they did with The Expanse or The Last of Us.
Say what you will about the show, the armor looks cool as hell
Too bad they never really wore it though. We got see more of master cheeks than Master Chief.
i doubt many would contest that statement.
Yeah well they spent more time out of it than actually in the armor
the show was good
@@Nobody-Nowhere you are brave, my friend
An amazing practical helmet for the actor to hardly use...
They probably used them quite often, but a lot of it was edited out. There’s also a lot of standby time where the suit & helmet needs to be left on.
lmao
Haha got a real chuckle out of me, thank you. xD
Ikr
@@NaughtyShepherd "Dude trust me."
Adam makes such a great interviewer, he understands the maker process and knows what questions to ask.
He lives and breaths making things. Also it helps he’s a gigantic nerd and geek about things. I’d probably be the same if I saw some amazing craftsmanship.
yeah and that what makes the video so good
Yes indeed! He was a special effects designer and fabricator before he did similar work on MythBusters. Makes sense he knows exactly what he's seeing!
As someone who has handled many Halo costumes from the official commercials and shorts (Weta, Legacy, Blue Realm), the evolution is incredible. Blown away with the details and technical achievements on this suit. Hats off to FBFX!
Hey Charlie!! big hats off to you and Devin as well for your work!!
Did you work on the remember reach commercials?
@@nastbass I was 1 of the team of 2 fabricators tasked with creating the master chief suit for the live action halo 4 commercial.
Halo Show was like: Prop Department: A+ CGI: B- Writing room: F As such I have to hand it to these guys, the suits are absolutely gorgeous.
Should be H instead of F. H for Hersey!!!!!
@@deplorablepiratecaptaingunberd No, that grade is reserved for the potentially upcoming 40K series.
Production: F Direction: F
fr. I feel bad for the prop peeps and costume peeps and whatnot. They definitely did some good work only for it to be overshadowed by the writing
You're being awfully generous giving the writing an F. Lets be real, the writing was so bad it doesn't even deserve a letter rating. They'd have gotten better results if they'd rubbed dog shit all over page and called it the script.
As someone who has spent countless hours playing the Halo games, I am thoroughly impressed by how accurate the details on the armor are to the games. Even the kneecaps are spot-on, and I can recognize the other helmets as well. If you'll pardon the slight Halo 2 reference, this has blown me away.
You can absolutely tell that the props guys really cared about capturing the look of the games, the craftsmanship and attention to detail on a technical level is amazing. It's a damn shame it ended up in a show that doesn't come close to doing the props and costumes justice
No matter how advanced CGI becomes, it's always far more amazing to see practical effects and props being used.
The electronics and construction of those helmets is honestly incredible
I'm a Halo cosplayer with the 405th who looooooves electronics. I have 2 helmet fans, a microphone, and even a set of headphones connected to external mics installed in my helmet. All of that is like banging rocks together compared to what they have going on here. Excellent work FBFX, the Halo cosplay community appreciates you!
As soon as this started I thought they could have gone to the cosplay community to learn a lot about how the armor was resized for people to be wearable.
@@nathanhiggins860 they probably did, i mean these industry is kind of geek family... many are geeks like you and me and this is literal passion project for them too... so I bet they have some covert conversations when they started plus they are kind of a king in Hollywood for the big screen body suits (like the martian which the electronic guy had the shirt on)
I love adams reaction when he says when you try it on…..can I…?🤣😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻
can i touch it..already does it
With props tailor-made to the actors and stunt team, it's not obvious his head would fit. I love his genuine surprise and excitement.
That is some top tier talent. The detail and quality speaks to real craftsmanship.
Now if only the same could be said about the writing.
The show itself was fairly mid, but I can’t deny the props department did an incredible job. The armour and weapons were spot on!
The way they butchered the lore was insult to halo fans. Cortana, Spartans instantly removing a behavior chip so they can be emotional, using a girl as the protagonist instead of arbiter which would could have been a crazy awesome season1 , or even the flood. I am glad it wasn’t extra woke at the least. Can’t expect much these days. Can’t wait to see how bad the new bio shock show is from netflix, hopefully doesn’t flop as bad as resident evil show did.
To be fair didnt they say they would not follow the lore anyways
@@carsonhunt4642It's a different medium and things that work in a game don't necessarily work in a tv series. You can get away with some emotionless bloke in 5 minute cutscenes but as a protagonist for a TV show it's an issue.
Both of my childhoods collide, playing Halo and watching Mythbusters in the weekdays with this video thank you for bringing this out Adam.
Absolutely love seeing these detailed looks into movie/show costumes like this
Props (hehe) to the guys who built these suits. I wish the screenwriters and showrunners paid just as much attentions to the stories they tell as makers creating suits and props for these shows.
The suits look even better seeing all that care that was put into them! Hopefully season 2 writers can make much needed adjustments for these folks to continue putting their fine work on display for a few more seasons. Glad they are at least getting another chance in a day and age where most shows are cancelled before they even finish the first season.
It's not like the writers were the only problem. The entire direction was terrible. The combat was terrible and flat.
@@Koooo4 True. But it all starts with the story....and I have no clue where they came up with theirs.
@@dropkick79 The writing was certainly terrible. The whole side-story with the kid was incredibly bad and a complete waste of time. It didnt add anything to story and just felt like cheap filler.
@@Koooo4 That's because this entire show is cheap filler. It's got nothing to do with Halo outside of name brand and a few characters (which aren't even true to the source material)
Honestly they should scrap s1, at start of s2 say that was some multiverse theory crap and had nothing to do with the real story of halo and then start anew in s2.
no matter what you think of the actual series ...... these guys .... they did amazing. props to them
lol props….
The sheer amount of practical engineering and concept to reality is astounding. Function and beauty all in one. Truly amazing craftmanship. A whole new apreciation. Thank you!
These look great! A shame the writers didn't make the same effort story-wise 😡
Genuinely interested to see what David Wiener can do with Season 2.
Wrong. The writing was great... for a show which wasn't called Halo.
the show was great
@@EpicMuttonChops No it wasn't
@@cenciende9401 Dude the writing was worse than a cw show
Truly outstanding craftsmanship. Everyone involved with making those suits should be so proud!
All this effort and attention to detail. They did an amazing job making my childhood dreams a reality. If only I could say the same for the writing team.
I looooove the way the different sections of the helmet fit together with magnets. And seeing the 3D renders of the game model vs. the human model. Brilliant stuff.
I love Halo and seeing how they made the suit and that it was in the UK is awesome. For anyone who appreciates this, check out installation 00 and his project mjolnir, the guy is building a real working Mjolnir suit.
The helmet drawing ambient air from under the visor at 9:25 is cannon now as far as I'm concerned.
“You got any idea how expensive this gear is, son?” “Tell that to the covenant.”
Even after all these years, I'm still in love with the aesthetic of the Halo trilogy. Especially Halo 3. My life has changed significantly since that game came out, and I still am in love.
I'm jealous of Adam most days but has a halo fan this takes the cake.
Just finished 2nd season and saw this.. amazing piece of engineering! Bravo, Paramount Halo team!
I get all giddy and excited just as Adam does when been shown new gadgets and how it`s been put together. That helmet is a piece of art.
"congratulations or i'm sorry" "bit of both" I think every cosplayer/maker can relate to that!
The story was bad yes, but the halo props brought to life are amazing, looks like the game and works like the game they'r great, if they can just get the story right.
For a several billion dollar (in-canon). Three years to produce a set piece. Impressive!
Incredible doesn't do these armor sets justice one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. This show is awesome from the get go thanks Adam for bringing this video to us.
I'm one of the few vocal people online who actually enjoyed the show quite a bit, so this just makes it 10x cooler. Love this!
I am with you. Halo was fine. The supposed game fans, but show haters, just want to watch the same exact story they have already watched in-game. They're an unpleasable lot.
@@watcherofwatchers Halo has always had one of the most toxic "fan"bases imaginable. It's fine not to like something for these people it is not enough to just have an opinion, they desperately need to control all public discourse about it. Because of that, you can barely find any kind of discussion about matters Halo - be it lore, mechanics, writing etc - without running into disparaging statements after a few lines. If I magically had the resources and talent to makes the next great Halo game, I would think twice before doing it, because I know there are millions of people who will inundate the whole project with hate regardless of quality.
@@Wonzling0815 To be fair, you could pretty much substitute any game or media title for "Halo" in your point. Online Fandoms across the board have been destroyed by the people you describe. It's a rare fandom, indeed, that hasn't been overrun by these toxic people.
@@watcherofwatchers This is not true. The halo fans aren't mad because the show isn't following the exact same story as the game. They're mad because the Halo show is just a generic sci-fi show with the name "halo" tacked onto it. Like the only good things about the show are the props and the action sequences. Everything else is just garbage. To reiterate, they aren't mad because the show isn't following the game 1-1, but are mad because the halo lore and the entire halo universe is so well built and amazing and there's so much worldbuilding, you can do so much with it! But the show writers absolutely threw all that out of the window and went with some generic story, like why even? They failed to adapt the source material properly. I could write a whole wall of text about why the show is bad when you're an actual halo fan but I'd rather not and I'd let you read the books and play the games yourself. This show just doesn't capture the spirit of Halo, and don't even get me started on Master Chief.
@@Wonzling0815 Yea right lol you weren't there during bungie era of Halo. If you had, then you'd understand all this supposed "blind hate"
Looks extremly realistic.
You can see the love the put into their work, props to the props team. Hope they get hired when a serious Halo Cinematic adaptation comes in
Wow that took an incredible amount of work. Glad s2 is confirmed-lots of potential
I was waiting for the moment it was revealed that wasn't a mannequin and spook Adam
The only good part of the show was the high quality props. They did a fantastic job on these suits.
Their design and implementation is incredible. Not sure I would be able to replicate their helmet but wouldn't it be a fantastic challenge? Thanks for taking us with you in this!
That game is so neat with the customization of the armour and how specific you can get with its sensitivities.
If Adam was impressed with this helmet that much he should try to check out Installation 00's helmet when it's finished lol. Entirely different level.
Legend build in progress!
There comes a point where it is no longer cost effective to improve props for actors to wear on set. Everything has to be made in multiples and be largely interchangeable, because things break or go missing. There are time constraints too. So there's a fine balance between detail levels, practicality for actors and how much time and money spent getting things "good enough", as opposed to "nearly perfect". It would be great to make the suits from titanium alloy, carbon fibre and have liquid cooling... but 3D printed plastic with battery operated fans is cheaper and easier.
@@another3997 ... I never said they should actually do that just that it would be cool for Adam to check out something more like the real deal and see his reactions if he thought these were cool.
Honestly, the show itself should be an optional extra to a show about the team who makes that incredible props for it! (I hope that sentence makes sense!)
This was awesome to watch. Love the suit detail
These are SOOO GOOD. When Adam put the helmet on i wanted one instantly
I have been hesitant to watch the Halo show until I saw this. The craftsmenship on the suits is amazing and I want to see them in action.
so does everyone else who saw the show
Just know you'll be disappointed.
Yeah, it’s really crazy, how they spent so much time making this, really cool accurate, armor then barely had master chief where, or use it.
@@GKkillzone you clearly didn't watch the show lol
You should watch it, it's great 👍
These suits are so pretty it's so disappointing that the show wasn't as good as the suits
Show is good lol
@@reddishcarp1237 agreed, I liked it too. They never said it was the video game story.
@@two-win50 "They never said it was the video game story." Then why the hell would you bother making a TV series based on a beloved video game franchise if you're not even gonna respect the source material?
@Frostbite Digital because they're not just catering to a video game audience. They have to approach it in a different way, because it's not the Last of Us where it's easily adapted. They lead up to the game eventually
@@two-win50 bro Halo has 5 game 10 movie several board games and over a hundred plus comics and the detector and the director of the TV show open late loaded about how he's never played or read or anything about the Halo series he eavin sed he hasn't played a video game The guy that directed The last of Us actually likes the game and made the show like the game so reply is literally the most brain dead take I have ever heard congratulations
The prop department did a fantastic job on the show, sometimes makes me want to make my own spartan suit. Fingers crossed for season 2 and get some more amazing spartan designs.
The props and costumes used in this show are absolutely amazing, especially the spartan armour.
Shame the Halo show wasn’t as good as the props guys!
117 likes, nice
@@obijuankenobi8932 cringe
Great stuff! Despite the flaws of Season 1, looking forward to what David Wiener does with Season 2.
the feeling I get watching you look at stuff I'm interested in is the same feeling I got showing my parents a drawing, or an art project.
Absolutely perfect. I NEED ONE
Man, Master Chef is looking LIT!
Alex probably spent more time wearing the helmet than Chief in the show..
I’m glad they focus on the best part of the show! The amazing looking armor!
Absolutely fantastic work 😲
I wish you could buy one of these helmets. I don’t care how much it costs I’d pay it
The helmet is the best part of the show, it's a shame how little of it we got to see
It's a pity that your eyesight is so poor that you couldn't see the helmet in the series, I'm sorry for your loss.
Seeing you nerd out over Halo Stuff just brings a tear to my eye.
Props to the visual designers of the show, that was pretty much the best part of it.
Love it👌 I'm no hard core halo fan so I'm not that familiar with the hole story or universe but I love the series and are happy there will be more😃
I feel so sorry for you if the show was your entry point in the series
@@adventuroushermit2590 I've played the game from time to time since the first Xbox but never caught on playing anyone of them trough🤷♂️ never learned the story so to speak but the series I really good, not mandalorian good but still cool🙂 I will start playing the game again doh but I'm not sure where to start😂 have the new Xbox series x
@@davidtheswedishtechguy halo ce is the first so that’s a good starting point honestly it better to play them in release order then chronological order. It’s cool you like the show glad some people can find enjoyment with it but be aware of you get into the games that the show basically has no basis or relation to anything from the books or game cannon so a majority of characters and plot lines you know from the show don’t exist.
@@davidtheswedishtechguy You are doing yourself a massive disservice because the story in the games and books are leagues better. The show is a bastardization of those
@@FrostbiteDigital The plot in the Halo games is just some kind of kindergarten and marking time. The plot in the series was much better. Gaming nerds are terrible and ungrateful people.
If only they put this much effort into the story and writing.
The props and vfx team has done a fantastic job with this show. The writing is where the show falls short.
The attention to details
I heard only bad things about the show but this makes me want to watch it!
Could use a lot of improvement but I’d say it’s worth at least a viewing there is a lot that was cool in the show too
The fights are pretty fun, but the stuff in between isn't really that enjoyable
If you can come in with zero expectations, I think you'll find a lot of enjoyment in some of the fight scenes and set pieces! Let's not discuss the plot lol.
The series is good. But gaming nerd fanatics are terrible.
I love how it's vaguely lore accurate as well. Obviously it's not titanium, or technological in any way like the lore. But the fact that it comes in hundreds of pieces, the undersuit is basically a suit by itself, it's heavy. From knowing so much about the Halo suit in lore, not a lot about the construction was surprising to me.
That helmet is so cool. Incredible work.
Cool! They should have worn this in the show lmao
As bad as the Halo show turned out to be. THE COSTUM DESIGN IS FUCKING PHENOMINAL!!! Looks like they did a really good job recreating some of my childhood spartans!
It was a good show, I always wanted to see what happened next, it just wasn't Halo
Unreal! Great job! 😍
I bet these guys are just as much in awe of seeing Adam as Adam is of seeing the Halo suits and some of the team involved in them because Adam has one worked on one of the worlds most popular and biggest movie franchise there is, which is Star Wars.
imagine this level of helmet tech for paintball; would lovvveeee it
This helmet with a matching suit fit for paintball would probably make you look like an absolute menace damn would love to see something like that!!
It’s a shame this much effort and time was put into making these suits exactly how they look in the game, all while the writers and actors never even played it and didn’t understand any of the story…
One thing I personally didn't like about the designs of the suits was the corrugated hose look on the joints. But other than that they looked good.
Those have always been a part of the Spartan undersuits. H3 and H2A both have them.
@@RavenWolffe77 in halo 2 and 3 they look different. The actual "ridges" for lack of a better word look flatter and less bulbous. They look more like folds instead of corrogation.
@@GiRR007 No, if you look at the MCC's higher-res H3 classic undersuit, you can clearly see the hosing. It's explicitly Canon, It's a part of the reactive gel layer.
@@RavenWolffe77 That's not what I'm talking about. I'm referring to the grooves around the shoulders. I looked back at the halo 2 and 3 suits already, and not only are they not as pronounced as the ones in the show, but there are also less of them. In the shows suit they are even on the sides
Incredible work
Absolutely fascinating 😮 so much talent!
Normally I don't post negativity, but the Last of Us TV showed everyone - especially Halo fans what could have been. If only the people in charge had an ounce of faith and respect for the the IP
The fact that they still felt they couldn't make a show about a guy that kept his helmet on the whole time when the mandalorian exists 🤦♂️
@@nrlatty22 that's such a great point, and no one can say it was a copy since Chief cam way before mando. Plus all the books and games prove already that the lore is expansive and interesting enough already. Why change it?
Are you kidding? The Last of Us series is terrible. Literally inferior to the game in every way. And the Halo series is very good.
These costumes look incredible just a shame the show was utter trash. But that takes nothing away form this work its beautiful craftsmanship.
100% looked great except for some character models in season 1 but the story was absolute trash. Season 2 is a little better but still not good.
incredible, the best part of the show by far
Such beautiful suits, love it
The work these guys put into the suits and props is huge! You can see they really care about doing good job and pushing the boundaries of their craft. The biggest tragedy here is that the show runners and writers have produced such hot garbage of a show. Any random guy on the street would be able to produce better show than these so called writers and producers
I'ma give credit to the prop makers of that show, and the art direction for the most part. Other than that, good lord, nah.
Adam Savage and the Master Chief teaming up? Now that's a duo I'd love to see more of!
Adam is definitely asking for one of those DMX rigs to put into his collection. FBFX is doing the most on these shows.
Adam! That is not Master Chief!!!! That is the imposter Master Cheeks......
Best character ever!
This show had pretty solid production values! Literally! Those prophets are rendered beautifully! So much attention to detail‼️ The Spartans are perfection! But the overall story is another story. Overall I’ll give it a 7/10, season 2 has huge potential‼️
Unfortunately the writers of the halo series didn't put in this much effort
This isn't from the Halo show; it's from "Jimmy Rings and the Continuing Adventures of The Master Cheeks". Yet another franchise being worn like a skin-suit by hack writers and showrunners who have no interest in what made it a bankable franchise in the first place, nor the confidence in their ability to separately sell their own terrible stories without hijacking something else to do it. The extreme amazing talent of the prop and suit makers is wasted on shows like this. They've done some brilliant work on these suits and have been utterly failed by the writers.
I love and appreciate these interviews so so much as someone who works behind the camera. I also wanted to point out that FBFX is a specialty COSTUME house in London, not a PROP house. Please give it up to the genius team making these costumes (the prop department would work closely with them, most likely), thank you so much to Adam for letting these makers show off their work! Link to FBFX's homepage is in the pinned comment!
That helmet is a thing of beauty. I've never played the game but I did watch the show and they looked impressive as hell.
Play the games you'll get a whole different perspective from the story, recommend starting from Reach
It's actually such a travesty that the show was so poorly written. These guys (along with the rest of the crew I'm sure) clearly put their heart and soul into the show, and it strikes me as incredibly unfair that the writers and producers couldn't be bothered to support all that hard work with an equal level of care and attention.
Cry more 😭 😂😂
But I think it’s unfair to have such terrible hatred from game fanatics. An excellent series, but you mix the work of both the writers and actors with crap, constantly humiliating them. It's horrible. Damn nerds.
Pablo Schreiber as Master Cheeks doesn’t deserve the suit. They’ve never explained why the show runners chose a guy who most people know as the cop from Orange Is The New Black to play chief.
They picked a tall male model type because they knew they wanted to make a show about a naked dude. Honestly the show runners should be killed. What an insane waste of everyone's time. People have wanted this since the landfall trailer in 2007 and instead we get what was clearly someone's pre made deviantart tier sci-fi OC story with a halo skin slapped on so he could get it produced. What a total irredeemable asshole.
that magnetic helmet cap is such a fucking great design
These guys are the only saving grace for the show. Well done
It was an intriguing Sci-Fi show, but it just wasn't "HALO."